2 Indians in Dubai get six-month imprisonment for stealing 900 juice boxes
2 Indians in Dubai get six-month imprisonment for stealing 900 juice boxes Three expats including two Indians and one Pakistani were sentenced to undergo six-month imprisonment for stealing 900 juice boxes from a food catering company’s branch at a police academy on Tuesday. Besides imprisonment, Dubai court also imposed a fine of Dh 150,000 (approx Rs 28 lakh) on them. Apart from this, the court has ordered them to pay a fine of Dh 23,760 (approx Rs 4.50 lakh) each. The court convicted them for embezzlement, forgery, use of forged e-documents and criminal complicity. Also Read: Man moves HC seeking ban on phrase 'Alibaug se aaya hai kya?'
The court further ordered them that they will be deported back to their respective countries after the completion of their jail sentences.
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The thefts took place between April 2017 and May 2018 at the company’s branch in Al Barsha. The 33-year-old Indian warehouse keeper allowed his two transportation worker accomplices—a 31-year-old Indian and a 30-year-old Pakistani—to keep a large number of juice boxes when the deliveries were made instead of depositing them at the warehouse. They sold the juice later. The keeper collected Dh 10,800 (approx Rs 2 lakh) from the unlawful deal. He signed receipts and bills that the merchandise was delivered and deposited at the warehouse. - PTC NEWS
